Old English · adjective
eorcnan
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈe͜ork.nɑn/[ˈe͜orˠk.nɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈe͜ork · nɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- arkendaleprecious
Meaning
-
precious, noble, true(?)
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | eorcnan | eorcnanueorcnano | eorcnan |
| Accusative | eorcnanne | eorcnane | eorcnan |
| Genitive | eorcnanes | eorcnanre | eorcnanes |
| Dative | eorcnanum | eorcnanre | eorcnanum |
| Instrumental | eorcnane | eorcnanre | eorcnane |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | eorcnane | eorcnanaeorcnane | eorcnanueorcnano |
| Accusative | eorcnane | eorcnanaeorcnane | eorcnanueorcnano |
| Genitive | eorcnanra | eorcnanra | eorcnanra |
| Dative | eorcnanum | eorcnanum | eorcnanum |
| Instrumental | eorcnanum | eorcnanum | eorcnanum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | eorcnana | eorcnane | eorcnane |
| Accusative | eorcnanan | eorcnanan | eorcnane |
| Genitive | eorcnanan | eorcnanan | eorcnanan |
| Dative | eorcnanan | eorcnanan | eorcnanan |
| Instrumental | eorcnanan | eorcnanan | eorcnanan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | eorcnanan | eorcnanan | eorcnanan |
| Accusative | eorcnanan | eorcnanan | eorcnanan |
| Genitive | eorcnanraeorcnanena | eorcnanraeorcnanena | eorcnanraeorcnanena |
| Dative | eorcnanum | eorcnanum | eorcnanum |
| Instrumental | eorcnanum | eorcnanum | eorcnanum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *erknaz, cognate with Old High German ërchan. Attested only in composition.
Descendants
arkendale
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